Jason Godin
His Worship Jason Godin | |
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Mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick | |
Assumed office May 28, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Lucio Cordisco |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | January 21, 1993
Residence | Maisonnette, New Brunswick |
Profession | student |
Jason Godin (born January 21, 1993) is the mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick in Canada. At 19 years old, he was elected to the municipal election May 14, 2012, and took office May 28, 2012 as the youngest mayor in the history of New Brunswick and the youngest mayor currently serving in Canada.[2][3][4] Godin decided to run for mayor when he learned that the incumbent, Lucio Cordisco, would not stand for reelection if there were other candidates.[5] On February 12, 2015, he announced that he would seek the federal New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Acadie—Bathurst for the 2015 federal election. [6]
Prior to the election, he was a business administration student at the University of Moncton in Shippagan.
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 2015: Acadie—Bathurst | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Serge Cormier | 25,845 | 50.71 | +36.40 | – | |||
New Democratic | Jason Godin | 20,079 | 39.40 | -29.68 | – | |||
Conservative | Riba Girouard-Riordon | 3,852 | 7.56 | -8.98 | – | |||
Green | Dominique Breau | 1,187 | 2.33 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,963 | 100.0 | $200,454.20 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 336 | 0.65 | –0.68 | |||||
Turnout | 51,299 | 77.03 | +6.73 | |||||
Eligible voters | 66,594 | |||||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +33.04 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
2012 Maisonnette municipal election results | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Jason Godin | 284 | |
Sam Godin | 105 |
References
- ↑ (French)
- ↑ "5 newly-elected municipal leaders to watch". CBC News, May 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Maisonnette a le plus jeune maire au Canada", Radio-Canada at Yahoo! Actualités Québec, May 15, 2012 (in French).
- ↑ Annie Levasseur, "Maire à 19 ans, Jason Godin s'installe à l'Hôtel de ville de Maisonnette", CHAU-DT, May 16, 2012 (in French).
- ↑ Janique LeBlanc, "Course à la mairie de Maisonnette", Libre échange, Radio-Canada, January 9, 2012 (in French, includes audio).
- ↑ http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2015/02/12/007-jason-godin-acadie-bathurst.shtml "Acadie-Bathurst : Jason Godin souhaite succéder à Yvon Godin"], Radio-Canada, February 12, 2015 (in French).
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Acadie—Bathurst (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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